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C. H. BOYULS;

GARMENT FORMER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, I918.

l ,3 1 0,60% Patented July 22, 1919.

INVENTOR STATES rnnnr cri ics.

CECIL H. BOYUIJS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH TOADOLPH A. MYERS AND ONE-FOURTH TO MILTON A. MYERS, BOTH OF LOUISVILLE,KEN- TUCKY.

GARMENT-FORMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul 22,1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CECIL H. Borrow, a citizen of the United States,residing in Louisville, county of J eiferson, and State of Kentucky,have invented a new and useful Garment-Former, of which the following isa specification.

This specification relates to a method of ironing shirt sleeves.

The method by which shirt sleeves are most generally ironed, is tospread, the sleeves out smoothly on a padded flat surface and move aheated fiat iron manually to and fro over it, until the wrinkles are allremoved. This method is too slow for the modern commercial laundry sorecourse has been had to other methods such as pressing the sleevebetween two padded steam heated surfaces; another method is placing thesleeve between a padded rotatable roll and a concave heated iron, whichconforms to, and extends about, a portion of the circumference of theroll, and exerting tractionon the sleeve as the roll turns. Thesemethods while more speedy than that of the old style fiat iron are notas efficient as desired inasmuch as unnecessary time and labor isconsumed in spreading out and preparing the sleeve for subjection to theaction of the machine.

An object of this invention is to provide a method of ironing shirtsleeves which will not require a preliminary preparation of the sleevebefore subjection-to the action of the device by means of which theironing is accomplished.

A further object is to provide means of the character described whichmay be economically constructed and which will be eflicient in serviceand durable in operation.

7 The invention may be understood from a consideration of the followingdetailed description taken in connectionwith theaccompanying drawingwhich forms a part of the specification, with the understanding howeverthat while the drawing shows a practical embodiment of the invention,the latter is by no. means limited to exact conformity therewith, butmay be embodied in any other form which may come within the scope of theclaims appended hereunto.

In the drawing. wherein similar reference characters designate likeparts in the several views, Figure 1, isa side elevation of anembodiment of the invention: Fig. 2, a

- is supplied to heat the form.

central vertical longitudinal section: Fig. 3, a transverse section online 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing the reference character -llindicates astand, or table, which may be of any usual or desired construction, onwhich is secured a pedestal 12-, which comprises a flange 'l3- and acolumn 14-. This column may be arranged at a suitable angle, preferably45 degrees, and as illustrated it is hollow and is counterbored at 15 toreceive a stem 16- which in turn supports a form -17-. The form which ishighly polished on its outer surface is hollow, elliptical in crosssection, and its longitudinal contour similar.

to that of a shirt sleeve, the upper edge 18- being a straight line, andthe lower edge -19- curved, as from the arm-hole to the cuff of asleeve. A reduced portion 20 of the form corresponds to the cuff of asleeve. The form' terminates in a rounded end portion 21. Near its rearend, the form is provided with a transverse partition 22 which has anaperture to receive the end of the stem 16, a flange -23- fittingagainst the partition, the surfaces being so finished that a steam tightjoint is secured. The heads of cap-screws 21- bind on the edge of theflange 23, and serve to retain the parts in their relative positions. Byloosening the cap screws the form may be adjusted about its axis to giveit the position which best suits the convenience of the operator. Thestem-is provided with a. longitudinal passage 25 in the inner end ofwhich is secured a pipe 26-, which extends forward and terminatesinproximity to the head of the form.- A. pipe 27. secured in the outer endof the passage 25, leads to a suitable source from which steam A secondpassage 28 conducts the water of condensation to a drain pipe 29-.

In operation live steam is admitted to the interior of the form throughthe pipe 26, whereby it is delivered close to the forward end, heatingit to a suitable temperature. The water of condensation accumulates inthe lower end until it overflows through the passage 2-8. An operatorthen takes position along side, with a number of shirts, properlyconditioned for ironing, within convenient reach, grasping a shirt, withboth hands, in proximity to an armhole, she inserts the form into thesleeve through the arm hole, in such a manner that the upper edge of thesleeve will correspond with that of the form, and draws the sleeve downover the form until an offset 30 engages with the cuff band. The cuifband is then grasped and the sleeve pulled from oil the form. Thematerial being slightly elastic it is readily drawn tightly about theform, every wr nkle and crease being obliterated the heat of the formsetting the fabric in that form, the edges of the form producing creaseswhich .aid in the folding of the sleeve. After removing the sleeve fromthe form, the gathers.

along the cuff may be ironed by grasping the cuff at each end stretchingit tightly and rubbing the gathers longitudinally on the rounded head21. As the operator has but to pull the sleeve on the form and offagain, no preliminary preparations being necessary, nor operationrequired while the sleeveis on the form, the work may proceed veryrapidly.

- form being sages therethrough.

Having thus described my'inv'ention so that others skilled in the artpertaining thereto can make and use the same, I claim:

1. A device as characterized comprising a pedestal, a stem positionedtherein, a closed hollow form contoured to resemble a sleeve having astraight upper edge and a curved lower edge, there being an 0 set in theedges a spaced distance from the forward end, said .adjustably fitted onsaid stem and the ,stem having inlet and exhaust pas- 2. A device ascharacterized, comprising.

CECIL H. BoY Ls.

